Revised IT intermediary rules in 2 weeks after law ministry’s nod

The government is expected to notify within two weeks the revised IT intermediary guidelines that seek to make social media companies more responsible for content on their platforms, two government officials told ET.

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) will seek the law ministry’s views on the validity of the provisions in the draft document before notifying the rules, they said.

MeitY wants to make sure that the provisions in the draft do not overshoot the due diligence requirement under the larger IT Act.